January 21, 2020 — West Jefferson, NC – The primary reason for switching to the MG-TV video solution from Innovative Systems, was getting access to tools that can reduce troubleshooting costs which make their video…
TDS Metrocom has announced plans to build a 1 Gbps-capable fiber-to-the-home network to provide service to more than 42,000 homes in the Coeur d’Alene area of Idaho. The network also will cover homes and businesses…
USTelecom has filed a forbearance petition with the FCC, asking the commission to eliminate a requirement for larger ILECs to offer unbundled network elements at regulated prices. According to a blog post from USTelecom President…
The average small rural telco saw revenues increase in 2016 but profitability declined in comparison with the previous year, according to the latest Telergee Benchmark Study. The extensive and detailed rural telecom economics report is…
A lot of people tend to wax poetic about SD-WAN these days, but Windstream CEO Tony Thomas took it to a new level at an investor conference yesterday. A few years ago, Windstream differentiated itself…
January 5, 2017 — Grafton/Jerseyville IL – Citing their existing relationship and a need to stay ahead of their competitors with new features, Grafton Technologies has switched their IPTV middleware to the Innovative Systems APMAX…
The average rural telco saw revenues increase 2.8% between 2014 and 2015, according to new research about rural telecom financials from the Telergee Alliance of accounting firms specializing in rural telecom. This is an improvement…
It wasn’t so long ago that VoIP and softswitches appeared to be the future for telecom voice networks. But much of that equipment already is due for replacement – and rather than deploying more of…
The FCC today took the next step toward implementing FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan for business data services regulation. The commission at today’s monthly FCC voted to adopt a tariff investigation order and a further…
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said yesterday that he has asked the commission to make “all or nothing” contracts illegal as part of broad changes to business data services regulation. “All or nothing” contracts, he said,…
Champaign, IL – Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the implementation of its online MBS billing system at Call One, a CLEC provider, located in Chicago, IL, that specializes in professional consulting services…